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Where does “Transoxiana” come from?

Transoxiana (English) comes from Latin Transoxiana, from Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.

Ancestry of “Transoxiana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTransoxiana—
2LatinŌxus—
3Ancient GreekὮξος—
4Proto-Iranianwaxš-—

Words derived from “Transoxiana”

  • Transoxianan
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